CIRPAS Twin Otter 1-hz Composite Flight-Level Data - NetCDF format https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/111.063 Summary This data set includes airborne measurements obtained from the CIRPAS Twin Otter aircraft during the "Physics of Stratocumulus Tops" (POST) project off the west coast of Monterey, CA. This data set contains 1 hertz (1 sps) navigation, state parameter and preliminary microphysics flight level data, as well as Particulate Volume Monitor (PVM) liquid water content and PSA, NRL Solar and IR radiometer data, CASF size distributions of aerosol and cloud particles, Cloud and Precipitation Probe (CIP) size distributions of cloud and precipitation particles, CIRPAS CCN-200 data, DRI CCN and supersaturation, Passive Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer probe (PCASP) data, PDI concentration and liquid water content and Ultra Fast Thermometer (UFT) hot-wire temperatur data. The files are in NetCDF format. This data set contains final data. This data can be viewed using RAF's ncplot and ncpp programs. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 111.063 * doi:10.26023/8EN1-YSYQ-Q80R https://doi.org/10.26023/8EN1-YSYQ-Q80R Versions 1.0 Citation Jonsson, H., Jonsson, H. 2009. POST: CIRPAS Twin Otter 1-hz Composite Flight-Level Data - NetCDF format. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/8EN1-YSYQ-Q80R Accessed 18 Apr 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * POST: Physics of Stratocumulus Top (POST) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/POST Additional information * Spatial Type: raster * Frequency: 1 second * Language: English Categories * Aircraft Platforms * TWIN OTTER CIRPAS NPS Instruments * CAS - Cloud and Aerosol Spectrometer * CIP - Cloud Imaging Probe * Cloud, Aerosol, Precipitation Spectrometer - CAPS * PCASP - Passive Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer Probe GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR IRRADIANCE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > STATIC PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > SPECIFIC HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > HYDROMETEORS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SHORTWAVE RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE Related links * info: NCPP User's Guide http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Software/ncpp.html * homepage: POST Project Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/post * info: POST Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/post/missions/missions.html * download: NCPP Software download http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Software/ncpp_dnld.html * download: NCPLOT Software Download http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Software/ncplot_dnld.html * info: POST Project Data Policy https://archive.eol.ucar.edu/projects/post/documents/data_policy.html * info: NCPLOT User's Guide http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Software/ncplot.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2008-07-16 01:01:00 * End datetime: 2008-08-15 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 39.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 35.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -125.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -120.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * originator: Haflidi H. Jonsson https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/387 * author: Haflidi H. Jonsson https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/387 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/111.063?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/111.063?format=isotc211